Reyd Ward, Jenna Cammie and Caleb Rashleigh enjoy a cold glass of apple juice in cups made of ice. The students had a cool outdoor class reading about Canada's ice hotel and drinking apple juice as part of their language arts program on Monday.

Students in grade five and six visited City Hall to have lunch with Mayor Pender and Councillor Mary Ann Murphy n Wednesday. After their lunch, they took a seat in Council Chambers and listened to Mayor Pender speak about the City Council. (L-R): Emily Payne, Isaac Buckingham, Kori Lee Noel, Emily Murley and Ryan Bennett.

Our junior kindergarten to grade four
students participated in hand washing sessions with local pharmacist, Janice
Coleman, this week.

The grade seven to level two students have
continued writing their midterm exams this week. The last exam, Chemistry 2202,
is being written on Monday.

Mr. Ryley is happy to announce that the
school’s climbing wall is being installed in the gymnasium. Classes will begin
lessons using this new feature very soon.

The elementary cross country skiing lessons
continued this week. The students are enjoying the fresh outdoors and learning
a new skill.

This week we say goodbye to our Brazilian
exchange students. They have been wonderful additions to our school and we will
miss them very much. This afternoon classes will celebrate with them and
students will have an opportunity to say goodbye.

Both the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams
will participate in the J.J. Curling Invitational Basketball Tournament this
weekend.

This Sunday is the Regional Chess Competition
at St. Gerard’s. Registration begins at 9 am and is $20. We wish our chess
players good luck at this competition.

Our school family would like to send our
condolences to the family of Father Aiden Divine who passed suddenly last Thursday.
He was a wonderful priest and will be truly missed.

Stars
of the Week

Congratulations to Jenna Cammie who won a
silver medal at the Western Divisional Figure Skating Competition held in Deer
Lake this past weekend. Jenna has earned the right to compete at the
Provincials.

Congratulations to Alister MacDonnell, Teresa
Coleman, Luke Coleman and Clare Coleman who participated in a cross country
skiing race this past weekend. Clare, Teresa and Luke all received medals in
the races.

Class
News

The junior kindergarten classes enjoyed
talking about penguins and the letter “F”. The children really enjoyed their
hand washing session on Wednesday.

Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion
class learned about the letter “G” this week. They made sparkly art with
watercolour paint and salt.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is
learning about bears in science class. They created a book about energy
efficiency in language class.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one French Immersion class and
Mme. O’Dells’ grade two French Immersion class are working on a new unit on
measurement in math. They are learning how to read maps in social studies this
week and exploring an awesome new French spelling app on the school Ipads. They
are sad to say goodbye to the Brazilian students who are leaving this weekend.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is
learning about the natural features of each Atlantic province in social
studies.In religion class, they are
learning about some of Jesus’s miracles. The star of the week is Ryder.

Ms. Park’s grade two class started a new
chapter in math called “Data Analysis”. They are currently learning about
concrete graphs. This week the students are doing student of the week writing.
The student of the week is Rachael. The stars of the week so far have been
Brady, Daniel, Jake, and Rachael.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French
Immersion class is learning to conjugate French verbs in the present tense and
using games to practice. The group is enjoying the skiing lessons at Blow Me
Down.

Ms. Crockers’ grade three and four class are
finishing their multiplication unit in math. They also finished their class
video about saving energy. The grad four students are reading about Canada’s
ice hotel. To get a feel for the real experience they took their reading
outside to our outdoor classroom. After they finished reading, they enjoyed
some apple juice in cups made of real ice!

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class
visited City Hall on Wednesday to have lunch with the Mayor Charles Pender and
Councillor Mary Ann Murphy. The class, along with the grade five French
Immersion students enjoyed a pizza lunch and an information session in council
chambers. The students were invited to City Hall as the winners of the City of
Corner Brook 60th anniversary slogan contest.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two
class are saying goodbye to their Brazilian classmates. The Brazilian students
had a lot of fun cross country skiing at Blow Me Down trails on Tuesday
afternoon. The students’ exchange is ending and the group will be returning
home on Saturday. The class has been busy with exams for the past week and
half, but will have their final midterm exam on Monday.

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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly new article Lion's Roar that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, January 22, 2016.

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Students Rotém Philips Grobelaar and Remy Power showing the projects they made in the after school sewing club.

Mr. Pat Gambin dancing with Ella Rashleigh during a lesson in square dancing. Also pictured are Alister MacDonnell and Grace Brake-Higgins.

Last Friday our students were treated to a
special concert by the Atlantic String Quartet in our school gym. The violinist
and cello players were wonderful. At the end students had the opportunity to ask
questions about the group.

On the weekend our grade six girls’
basketball team played in the Tiny Titans Tournament. Thank you to the girls
and coaches, Ms. Bishop and Mme. Moss. Players of the game for our school
included Clare Coleman and Trinity Rouse.

Dr. Mark Smallwood visited the grade seven to
level two class last Friday afternoon to discuss medicine as a career option.

Dr. Jose Lam, chess expert, visited our
school chess club on Tuesday to prepare students for the upcoming Regional
Chess Tournament on January 31.

We would like to thank the Rotary Club for
their donation to our school Breakfast Program.

Our Apple-A-Day Fundraiser has now concluded.
We would like to thank everyone for their support. Our fundraiser raised
$22,000!

Congratulations to winners in the Knights of
Columbus “Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest”. For ages 5-7 in first place
Ella Rashleigh, in second place Israela Ngania, and in third place Kaitlyn
Coade. For ages 8-10 in first place Gabriel Rowsell, in second place Trinity
Rouse, and in third place Rebecca Janes. For ages 11-14 in first place Madison
Noel, in second place Ryan Miller, and in third placeRebekah Calbert.

Stars
of the Week

Congratulations to Ella Rashleigh and Trinity
Rouse who cut their hair this week to donate to cancer patients.

Congratulations to Noah Colbourne, Luke
Coleman, Alister MacDonnell, and Noah Evans who participated in a hockey
tournament in Corner Brook this past weekend.

Congratulations to Ella Rashleigh who
participated in a hockey tournament in Stephenville this past weekend.

Congratulations to Caleb Rashleigh who
participated in an Atom C Tournament in Rocky Harbour. His team received a
silver medal.

Congratulations to Natalie Parsons who was
featured in the Western Star sports section as a member of the Corner Brook
Rapids Swim Team.

Class
News

The junior kindergarten classes are learning
about polar bears and the letter “E”. They are enjoying getting outside to play
in the snow.

Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion
class celebrated beach day on Wednesday. They are enjoying playing in the snow
and describe their feelings in French. They are getting very interested in
weather like “true Newfoundlanders”.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is
working on the letter “O” and studying ocean animals and habitats in science.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one French Immersion class and
Mme. O’Dells’ grade two French Immersion class are finishing up their math
units on addition and subtraction. They are studying the five senses and
learning about maps and directions. In art they made pastel snowmen.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is
learning about how materials are used in science class. They are really
enjoying their measurement unit in math. With Hala’s wonderful Gift of Hope,
the class made a food donation of $125 to an underprivileged school. The star
of the week is Meteghan!

Ms. Park’s grade two class is having lots of
fun building windmills and solar panels for the KIC conserving energy contest.
They are learning about technology and different ways we use it.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French
Immersion class had a great time at Bow Me Down trails on Tuesday. The class is
practicing their multiplication times tables. The grade four students are
reading a book about a Korean kite festival.

Ms. Crockers’s grade three and four class had
a busy week. The grade three students are working on the six times in math. In
social studies they are discovering the difference between laws and rules. The
grade four students had their first cross country ski lesson at Blow Me Down
Trails on Tuesday. They really enjoyed being outside and learning to ski.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class has
been having lots of fun wrestling in gym class this week. The grade five
students are writing radio commercials for the Corner Brook Winter Carnival and
the grade six students are finishing off their fairy tale news stories.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two
class begin their exams today. They have been busy preparing for midterms this
week.They are preparing to say goodbye
to the Brazilian exchange students who will be leaving next weekend.

Isaac Alexander showing the bag of bread tags he donated to our school. The bread tags are sent to South Africa where they are recycled. The proceeds from the plastic tags purchase wheel chairs for those who need them.

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Mr. Pat Gambin dancing with Ella Rashleigh during a lesson in square dancing. Also pictured are Alister MacDonnell and Grace Brake-Higgins.

Last Friday we celebrated Mass with Father
Roache. After Mass he visited our classes to perform some of his famous magic
tricks.

This Monday was the first draw for the
Apple-A-Day Fundraiser. The winner on Monday of the 16 GB iPod was Cyril
Lockyer with ticket number 523. The ticket seller was Mrs. Marjorie Deckert.
The winner on Tuesday of the 16 GB iPod Touch and $25 iTunes card was Mrs.
Karen Rashleigh. The ticket sellers were Lydia, Ella and Caleb Rashleigh.

Grade five student, Clare Coleman, has begun
an initiative within our school to collect eye glasses for Haiti. There is a
box in the main lobby for eye glass donations.

Information regarding the leifling gala went
home this past week.

Winter Carnival buttons went home this week.
The buttons are $5 each. Our school will receive a portion of the button sales.

Mr. Pat Gambin and Mr. Gerard Neville visited
our school this week to teach square dancing and line dancing to some of our
classes in gym. The students really enjoyed these lessons.

The grade six girls’ basketball team will
participate in the Tiny Titans Tournament this weekend at Corner Brook Regional
High. We wish the girls good luck!

The Atlantic String Quartet will be
performing at our school this morning at 11 am. This is their second consecutive
visit. The students very much enjoyed their show last year.

Mary’s Kitchen is taking place every Friday
evening in our school cafeteria from 5:30-6:30 pm. Chilli and rolls are served
for those in need. Please come join us.

Congratulations to Caleb Rashleigh whose team
won a gold medal in an Atom C tournament this past weekend.

Class
News

The junior kindergarten classes are learning
about winter and hibernation this week. They learned a lot about animals and
hibernation. They really had a lot of fun playing in the snow and painting the
snow.

Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion
class has been discussing feelings and how to answer the questions “comment ça
va?”. In math they are starting their inquiry about 3D figures. In art class
they made colour mittens. Katy had big news to share this week – her baby
cousin was born!

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class has
been busy learning about co-operation, the numbers one to four and the letter
“k”.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one French Immersion class is
clueing up their math unit on addition and subtraction. In science they are
learning about the sense of taste.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is
finishing their math unit on adding and subtracting to twelve. They are
learning how God takes care of us in religion class this week. The star of the
week is Mark.

Ms. Park’s grade two class is making
beautiful artwork of penguins in the sunset this week. They read a funny story
“Coyote Sings to the Moon” and learned about legends. They are learning about
solids in science class.

Mme. O’Dell’s grade two French Immersion
class is discussing states of matter in science. They have begun a new unit on
mapping in social studies.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French
Immersion class is using math games to practice their multiplication. The grade
five students are doing a jigsaw reading assignment to learn about different
roles in a medieval hierarchy.

Ms. Crockers’s grade three and four class has
been working on their multiplication this week. The grade three students are
working very hard on their five times multiplication and are making a video for
science on saving energy. The grade four students are working on their seven
times tables in math. In language arts they are learning about marketing techniques
on cereal boxes.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class really
enjoyed the wrestling class they had last week with Mr. Pat Gambin. The grade
five students are learning about electricity in science. The grade five
students are writing a news article for the “Ever After Times”. It is a
newspaper about fairy tales.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two
class is preparing for their upcoming midterm exams next week. On Wednesday the
class had a session on special study tips, how to manage their time, and deal
with test anxiety.

Thomas Randell (left) and Graham Randell (right) with their mom, Jillian, enjoying pancakes on pancake and pyjama day before the Christmas holiday.

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Liam Brinston, a kindergarten French Immersion student, uses a crank to turn on a light bulb during a presentation with Newfoundland and Labrador Light and Power representative Dianne Power.

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Junior Kindergarten student, Isaac Alexander, who make a large donation of bread tags to our school. Bread tags are sent to South Africa to be recycled. For every 5,000 bread tags a wheelchair is give to a person in need. Our school has recycled over 43,000 bread tags.

We would like to welcome everyone back from
Christmas holidays and wish everyone a happy New Year!

On our last day of school before the
Christmas break the Student Leadership Council hosted a variety show. It was a
lot of fun. Thank you to the students, Mr. Drew and Mrs. McCarthy for putting
this show together.

We would like to thank Mrs. Coleman and the
prayer group who presented a beautiful Christmas pageant at All Hallows Church
on Christmas Eve.

Our Apple-A-Day Fundraiser draws will begin
next Monday. Tickets are $20. There are a limited number of tickets available
at the office. The proceeds of the ticket sales are in aid of our music
program. Tickets are now on sale for $20 each. The prizes include: a 16GB IPod
touch, a 16GB IPod touch and $25 ITunes card, a 16GBIPad mini 2, a 32 GB IPad Air and Apple TV,
and an 11inch MacBook Air 2. All tickets are entered in all five draws.

The elementary school cross country skiing
program will begin on Tuesday, January 12 and will run for four consecutive
weeks.

Congratulations to Mrs. McCarthy’s class who
won the City of Corner Brook’s 60th anniversary slogan contest.
Their slogan “Celebrating 60 years: Rooted in the Past, Branching into the
Future”, will be featured during the celebration events.

Congratulations
to Brooke Watton who cut her hair for cancer earlier this week. Brooke’s hair
will be used to make a wig for a person undergoing cancer treatment.

CLASS NEWS

The junior kindergarten classes are talking
about winter and doing lots of crafts and science activities. The children
really enjoyed their Christmas holiday. The classes welcome Ms. Shannon Butt
who is replacing Ms. Brittany Randell during her maternity leave.The class also welcomes a new student, Emily
Tucker, to the program.

Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion
class is wishing everyone a happy New Year. The class discussed how they
celebrated their holiday with their families. They are learning about the
weather in science and how to dress properly for outdoor activities.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class was very
excited to see the huge growth in their plants over the Christmas holidays. They
participated in a Christmas Show and Tell this week and are working on the
letter “k”.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one French Immersion and class
is working on mental math and making fireworks projects in art. In science
class they are learning about the eye.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is
happy to be back after the Christmas holiday. The students welcome Isaiah
Coleman to their class.

Ms. Park’s grade two class is writing New
Year’s goals for 2016. They are making a fireworks craft in art. In science
they made a see-saw lever with a simple machine gift they were given at
Christmas. They would like to wish everyone a happy New Year!

Mme. O’Dell’s grade two French Immersion
class is learning about solids, liquids, and gases in science class. The
students had a wonderful Christmas holiday.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French
Immersion class has begun units in math on multiplication. They are working on
interrogative questions in French.

Ms. Crocker’s grade three and four class said
goodbye to Ms. Horner on Monday. Ms. Horner has left IHMS to have a baby. The
students welcome their new teacher Ms. Kimberley Crocker. The students are
learning about multiplication in math and are building structures in science.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class had
a great holiday, but were eager to get back to school and see their friends.
The grade five students have begun a new unit on evaluating as they read in
language arts. They reading a book called “A Dog’s Life”. The grade six
students are finishing off their book “Raven Quest”. The students are making
posters of Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Sites in social studies and art
class.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two
class went sliding on Wednesday at Margaret Bowater Park. The students had a
lot of fun. The students are working on Newfoundland heritage projects in
social studies class.